SMITHS Group plc has appointed Ralph L. Phillips President of Smiths Interconnect. Ralph, who had been acting president since May, has been appointed following a search process that included external and internal candidates. Smiths Interconnect designs and manufactures specialized electronic and radio frequency products primarily for the global wireless telecommunications, aerospace, and defence markets, and is headquartered in the U.S. with approximately 3,100 employees in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, China, Costa Rica and Mexico. Smiths Interconnect is expanding geographically and broadening its technology offering. As part of this strategy, the Company recently acquired Shanghai-based Allrizon and Brisbane-based Triasx Pty Ltd. that design and manufacture radio frequency filters and related products.